Karine Jean-Pierre was born on August 13,1974 and is a Martinican-born Haitian-American political advisor who has served as the White House press secretary since May 13,2022.
20 Facts About Karine Jean-Pierre
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Karine Jean-Pierre is the first black person and the first openly LGBT person to serve in the position.
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Karine Jean-Pierre was previously a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and a lecturer in international and public affairs at Columbia University.
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Karine Jean-Pierre was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France, the daughter of Haitian parents.
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Karine Jean-Pierre has two younger siblings, and was age five when her family relocated to Queens Village, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
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Karine Jean-Pierre's mother worked as a home health aide and was active in her Pentecostal church, while her father was a taxi driver, who had trained as an engineer.
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Karine Jean-Pierre was often responsible for caring for her siblings because both parents worked six or seven days per week.
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Karine Jean-Pierre graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School, a college-preparatory school on Long Island, in 1993.
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Karine Jean-Pierre's parents wanted her to study medicine, and she studied life sciences at the New York Institute of Technology as a commuter student, but performed poorly on the Medical College Admission Test.
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Karine Jean-Pierre earned a Master of Public Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, in 2003, where she served in student government and decided to pursue politics.
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Karine Jean-Pierre is fluent in English, French, and Haitian Creole.
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Karine Jean-Pierre joined the Columbia University faculty in 2014, where she is a lecturer in international and public affairs.
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In 2011, Karine Jean-Pierre served as National Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
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Karine Jean-Pierre served as the deputy campaign manager for the Martin O'Malley 2016 presidential campaign.
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In January 2019, Karine Jean-Pierre became a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.
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Karine Jean-Pierre has worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics.
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Karine Jean-Pierre worked as a senior advisor to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
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On November 29,2020, the Biden-Harris transition team announced that Karine Jean-Pierre had been made Principal Deputy Press Secretary.
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Karine Jean-Pierre is the first black person and the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position.
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Karine Jean-Pierre's book, Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America, was published in 2019.